préjugervspréjugésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: préjuger is a verb, préjugés is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“préjuger” is a verb and “préjugés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#45,255
“préjuger” frequency rank
#7,487
“préjugés” frequency rank
52742
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature préjuger préjugés
Definition Rendre un jugement interlocutoire qui tire à conséquence pour la décision d’une question qui se juge ensuite. Pluriel de préjugé.

Same sound, different letters: préjuger vs préjugés

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. préjuger and préjugés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
préjuger
8 ch
préjugés

Same sound, different spelling - préjuger / préjugés

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: préjuger and préjugés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pʁe.ʒy.ʒe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52742, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

préjuger is recorded at frequency rank #45,255, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁe.ʒy.ʒe\. préjugés is at rank #7,487, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁe.ʒy.ʒe\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 52742, this pair ranks #145,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of préjuger vs préjugés

Shared letters: gjprué. Private to "préjuger": e. Private to "préjugés": s.

"préjuger" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC  ·  "préjugés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "préjuger" and "préjugés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "préjuger" is a verb and "préjugés" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "préjuger" or "préjugés"?
"préjugés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,487 in our French list, against #45,255 for "préjuger". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.

  • Full dictionary entry for "préjuger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "préjugés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #145,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "préjuger" and "préjugés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "préjuger vs présager". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #145,599 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list